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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
burning
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
Daisy
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
dark
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From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
down
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
face
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
forest
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
gazed
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
hastily
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
head
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
heart
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
horse
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
horseman
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
instant
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From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
Lester
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From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
moonlight
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
now
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
onward
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
pressing
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
recognized
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From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
reply
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
return
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
riding-whip
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
searched
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From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
searching
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
sinister
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From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
sped
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
speed
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
Stanwick
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From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
startled
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
streaming
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that one instant Daisy had recognized the dark, sinister, handsome face of Lester Stanwick.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
there
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From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
touching
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
tracked
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
upturned
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From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
vehemently
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
waited
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From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They have searched the pit and found I was not there.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
white
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From this reading He is searching for me; he has tracked me down!" she cried, vehemently, pressing her little white hands to her burning head.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must now return to Daisy, whom we left standing in the heart of the forest, the moonlight streaming on her upturned face, upon which the startled horseman gazed.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not waited for her to reply, but, touching his horse hastily with his riding-whip, he sped onward with the speed of the wind.
